Terabase surpasses $200 million in funding with Series C round
The funding in large part will support the manufacturing scale-up of Terabase’s robotics-assisted assembly line, Terafab,
Data center capacity is soaring, along with investment and land use
According to a Wood Mackenzie report, data centers developed since 2023 exceeded 92 GW of capacity at the end of 2024.
Zeitview raises $60 million in funding to further advance AI-powered infrastructure inspections
Zeitview says it doubled its growth to more than 200,000 assets inspected across 80 countries in 2024, serving the solar industry in procurement and construction stages through operation and maintenance.
Robotic workers unveiled at Intersolar
RoboForce says its AI-enabled robots can install modules “faster and cheaper” than human workers.
Sunnova to integrate OpenSolar AI design tool
The integration will include OpenSolar’s AI technology, which aims to make the design process faster for Sunnova’s sales, deisgn, and installation platform users.
Off-grid solar-plus-storage could power data centers used for training AI models
Firms building datacenters to train artificial intelligence models could power the centers with high-solar microgrids in the southwest U.S., researchers found. The power demand for such datacenters is estimated at 15 GW to 150 GW by 2030.
Solar recycling innovation keeps solar panels out of landfills
SolarPanelRecycling.com uses AI and proprietary processes to separate critical materials from used or broken solar panels, contributing to a circular economy and reducing waste.
Rethinking renewable energy control systems to create a smarter grid
New cloud computing technology can leverage industrial IoT protocols and extend the capabilities of SCADA with a software-first approach.
Data center power loads threaten corporate net-zero goals
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that by 2026, data centers will consume more than 800 TWh annually, more than double their consumption in 2022.
AI-enabled solar installation robot
Maximo the robot will soon help to construct the 2 GW Bellefield solar project in California.
